Pompeii
SMALL SHIP ADVENTURES
M / V Clio Home-Hosted Lunch , Sorrento
ITINERARY
DAY 1 • Depart U . S . Depart today on your flight to Naples , Italy .
DAY 2 • Arrive in Naples , Italy • Embark ship Arrive in Naples and transfer to your ship — your home for the next nine nights . Meet travelers who took our optional Rome : Highlights of the Eternal City pre-trip extension .
Meals : D | M / V Clio
DAY 3 • Naples • Archaeological Museum This morning , explore Naples on foot with a local guide . Later , visit the UNESCO-listed Museo Archeologico Nazionale ( National Archaeological Museum ) and discover the world ’ s finest collection of Pompeiian frescoes and mosaics . Tonight , enjoy our Captain ’ s Welcome Dinner onboard the ship .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Clio
DAY 4 • Sorrento • Home-Hosted Lunch Disembark our ship and tender to the cliff-side town of Sorrento . We ’ ll see the city ’ s cathedral , Piazza Sant ’ Antonino , Public Gardens , and the Piazza Tasso main square during a discovery walk . Later , learn what it ’ s like to live and work here when we join a local family for a Home-Hosted Lunch .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Clio
DAY 5 • Naples • Optional Herculaneum tour Today is free to explore Naples independently . Or , join us on an optional tour of Herculaneum , a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Herculaneum is an ancient Roman town buried by Vesuvian ash in the same eruption that destroyed Pompeii in AD 79 . Accidentally discovered by local workers in 1709 , some claim that Herculaneum ’ s well-preserved ruins are even more impressive than those of Pompeii . After lunch onboard our ship , we will begin cruising towards Pozzuoli .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Clio
DAY 6 • Pozzuoli • Controversial Topic : Italy & the Camorra
Take a walking tour of Pozzuoli with a local guide , exploring Flavian Amphitheater , the third largest amphitheater in Italy . Later , a local expert will join us onboard to discuss the Controversial Topic of Italy & the Camorra , a crime syndicate .
Please note : The Flavian Amphitheater is closed on Tuesdays ; when this site is unavailable , we will arrange an alternate activity .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Clio
DAY 7 • Pozzuoli • A Day in the Life of a Pozzuoli farm
Today , we ’ ll drive inland to experience what A Day in the Life of a family-owned farm is like in the countryside of Pozzuoli . A member of the family will show us around the grounds and describe their daily activities . Then we ’ ll roll up our sleeves and help with a few morning chores . Later , enjoy lunch with the family .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Clio
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
On Day 7 , experience A Day in the Life of a family-owned farm in the countryside of Pozzuoli .
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